Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Illinois
Evanston is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium Chicago-adjacent university market in Illinois, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Illinois
Naperville is the premium suburb and school-market comparison in Illinois, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Evanston has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Naperville has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Naperville minus Evanston.
| Metric | Evanston | Naperville | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,494 | $1,920 | -$574 | Naperville | Naperville has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $479,745 | $435,500 | -$44,245 | Naperville | Naperville has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $202/mo | $197/mo | -$5/mo | Naperville | Naperville has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 106 | 104 | -2 | Naperville | Naperville has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $84,491 | $85,560 | +$1,069 | Evanston | Evanston has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 70/100 | -2 | Evanston | Evanston has the higher move score. |